Thunder vs Rockets | Full Game Recap: Harden, Westbrook & Paul George Put On A Show In Houston

The Thunder erased a 26-point deficit to defeat the Rockets tonight in Houston by a final score of 117-112. This marks the largest comeback win by the franchise since moving to Oklahoma City. Paul George led all scorers with 45 points (12-22 FG, 6-14 3pt FG), 11 rebounds and 3 assists for the Thunder, while Russell Westbrook secured his 22nd triple-double of the season (9th consecutive, tying Wilt Chamberlain for the longest such streak in NBA history) and 126th of his career with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. James Harden totaled 42 points for Rockets, continuing his streak of consecutive 30+ point games to 29 (behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 2 streaks of 31 games and 65 games). With the win, the Thunder improve to 36-19, while the Rockets fall to 32-23 on the season.
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[@toyasd22]

This was more entertaining than the Super bowl.

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

That's cause NFL is boring af. College football is good but nothing beats collegiate/pro bball.

[@keithdjonessr1754]

LoL

[@Candace321104]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGixh5KPorKhoZo

[@sirlogan627]

Daniel Flores college basketball is boring. college football>college basketball

[@blazinpyromaniac]

@@DanielFlores-fo1ee SB was pretty boring but let's not act like the NFL isn't the greatest American sport. They destroy the NBA in revenue. Most people that don't like football don't understand the complexity of the game. It's not meant for the simpleminded. NFL is like playing chess. If you want to watch people score points then watch basketball

[@odurosik7727]

Rockets blowing leads like they thought it was the playoffs

[@Candace321104]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGixh5KPorKhoZo

[@irvingm.6145]

😂🤣😂

[@Coolness18304]

Lmao! 😂😂😂😂

[@valentinagarrett8989]

💏 *I МÀSТURВÀ!ТЕ !Т0 VI!DЕ0S !0N МY СHА!NNЕL! L0!0K!* ♨️

[@kussaynassrmd9537]

CP3 injury btw

[@stopmotion36]

Paul George outplayed Harden tonight. George has earned the MVP in my opinion George MVP Schröder 6th Man

[@j.3747]

Derrick Rose or Julius Randle for 6th man I love Schroeder but not winning sixth man of the year

[@albertgreen8347]

Look I am happy Paul George is playing so well but Harden has 36 points per game right now. He is getting that MVP.

[@Kunumbah1]

Albert Green What about Giannis?

[@albertgreen8347]

Sir Devil I will grant you that if Harden breaks his leg in the All-Star game, Antetokuonmpo is likely next. He's almost completely unstoppable right now on offense.

[@Justin-rc3fl]

Lou Williams

[@hikmatlodin2532]

Damm Paul George the MVP. Like this if you want to him to be the mvp

[@edwardavanesov7925]

George

[@nigunsby2303]

@@edwardavanesov7925 thank you

[@25MichaelR]

I read this in Spanish lol

[@kevindurant8388]

I’ll like it when you learn how to spell george

[@aaporter1028]

Terrance Ferguson is really coming into his own

[@bespushkule3136]

Him and Grant both.

[@randyreed3884]

Coming into his own what? Pants?

[@mannyfresh1285]

Definitely have to gain weight or muscle

[@Gunner1302]

@@mannyfresh1285 like Iverson did? Lol technique beats weight and muscle

[@808bboarder]

Grant is finding his shot and TFerg sharpening his 3 and D skills

[@chibuezendukwe3121]

26 point lead *KAPOOF*

[@Steve-ls3lr]

We all knew PG13 was good... But this year, he really took his game to another level. MVP! 😎

[@bookedroomer]

Steve before the season most people would have him in top15 top 10 maybe but now he is playing like a top 3 player night in night out

[@Steve-ls3lr]

@@bookedroomer agreed. I would put, PG13, Greekfreak, and The beard as our top 3 MVP candidates so far this season...they doing itttt

[@hoakrine4253]

Hey rockets fans? Where’d that 26 point lead go? 👀

[@Kingfraser23]

Lol

[@mekk96]

*Looks for an answer*

[@OO-ho9ih]

Rocket fans Rn fuck you Paul George is leaving. Btw I’m an Okc fan

[@OO-ho9ih]

Anirudh Mukind i put btw I’m a Okc fan so you guys won’t think I’m a rockets fan cause im not

[@goatbrook1068]

@@OO-ho9ih lol wtf hes on a 4 year deal hes going to be here for some time

[@thouxanbandswavy2087]

Roccets blew a 26 point lead 😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️ #ThunderUp

[@joerk992]

Thouxanband Swavy when was the last time you guys won a playoff series?

[@moneyflow5766]

@@joerk992 😂😂😂butthurt much?

[@JeanPaulUS]

At home too. That's a disgrace for their team

[@christophercastiglione2603]

Joe RK when was the last time you made the finals

[@ethancrawford8242]

Yeah, but you can't even spell the word Rocket so...

[@dopamineee3715]

Defensive discipline helped okc 2nd half and Schroder should be 6th man of the year talk

[@RenzaissanceTV]

Burton played some hella good defense coming off the bench

[@crqvss4227]

Paul George is proving to the league that he is better then Harden

[@bulldawg986]

Lets see if this is consistent first

[@nateowens5522]

bulldawg986 he’s been doing it all year, you must not follow basketball

[@abdifatahjama6130]

hes always been better than james

[@BenO.Verbitch]

Paul is more of a complete player, no cap.

[@goatinaroun1944]

bulldawg986 lol are u gonna act like James harden is the example of consistency?😂

[@SAVESEIDI]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pg is the mvp man idk why he hasn’t been talked about more

[@SAVESEIDI]

Facts bro

[@JoeMcFarlanesgoogle]

Savior Seidi b/c Giannis is having an insane season and his team has a better record. OKC looking like geniuses for taking a chance on PG and having him sign long-term tho

[@SAVESEIDI]

Joe McFarlane I agree. Also Giannis is more marketable so he gets more media attention. However I think the load and responsibilities of Paul George are severely under appreciated. On face value, u can say he has Westbrook but on many occasions this season Paul has had to carry him due to his poor shooting. That’s why he’s my mvp. Pg is asked to do everything and Giannis is asked to do everything except shoot

[@lilbigred3344]

@@SAVESEIDI Forgot to switch account lmaoo

[@kyleclemmons7295]

Hell yeah without him we would lost so many games and I don’t now the deal with Westbrook this year he not making his shots hope he gets back to his old self

[@andreraw1738]

They say “Giannis is mvp” or “hardin is mvp”. Paul george destroyed both of them and their teams including putting the freak on poster. PG went Rated R this season #MVP

[@andreraw1738]

Yea “hardin”

[@alexedwards8485]

Giannis is the man... he'll get his MVP award.

[@erikjoan3134]

@@andreraw1738 there isn't an "I" in team but there sure is an "I" in hardin

[@opi_um5679]

facts

[@UncleYakuza]

You probably the same guy who says Bron is the mvp cuz he beat Kawhi and Giannis in a week

[@undergroundflow]

That 26 point lead disappear as fast as rockets fans in the stands

[@jaynunez1294]

This game proves Paul George is better than James harden

[@d4n1elfuentes]

Jay Nunez12 Good Joke

[@elijahsloane3740]

Never

[@jayx_ozzz]

This game shows How they play without capela

[@mekk96]

Nahh

[@emg00]

That's just common sense

[@mbs_luke9112]

Simple math: Celtics blew a 28 point lead Rockets blew a 26 point lead Clippers beat the Celtics by 11 28 - 26 + 11 = 13 Flip the 1 and the 3 and u get 31 Warriors blew a 3-1 Lead.

[@billrussell4832]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnfRe6WDZcl9d6M Lesley taylor exposed!!!!!

[@maazqasim1639]

Damn I didn’t see that one coming 😂

[@Ptiou99]

Me either. Srt8🔥 talk that petty shit

[@d1triller989]

MBS_ LUKE bruh😂

[@poe2609]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MyGoldenFetus]

I CAN HEAR THE KEKEKE NOW!!!!

[@panblacksolutions]

3:12 "harden creates space"🤔 he sure did lol🥊😂🥊

[@johnryanbodker]

Its seriously ridiculous at this point. Defenders are scared to even go near him because if they breathe on him its a foul, meanwhile he gets away shoving people from the 3 point to the free throw line.

[@JeanPaulUS]

I agree it's ridiculously ridiculous how they still allow him to get away with this bullshit.

[@briandoubleu2015]

Yeah, Harden is a cheap dirty flop. He's literally the only player I actually can't stand in the NBA today.

[@GhostofOKC]

PG had to take this out of his repertoire cuz the refs kept callin offensive fouls

[@isaiahfayerweather6893]

Illest push off i've ever seen

[@damedollamrclutch4thquarte17]

Paul george>harden

[@mggn6500]

8:57, about time refs don’t give the advantage to Harden.

[@JeanPaulUS]

If the game was officiated properly, Harden would would never win a game. Hence, he chokes in the playoffs because he can't pull that bullshit off

[@conquered.kozmos1395]

you should've watched the game.

[@kyleclemmons7295]

Yup he was barely getting bumped and the refs call on it but do like it at end of the game where Westbrook didn’t bump him and he falls back but must say Harden was making he shots 40 points good job man

[@conquered.kozmos1395]

Kyle Clemmons he missed 17 shots

[@careyrobinson6656]

Harden defensive effort is just laughable bro doesn’t even try but people say he’s a mvp candidate FOH

[@joerk992]

Carey Robinson what? His defense is was fine it was his shooting that was ass. Get your head out if 2015

[@ChrisTookFlight]

Rockets fans was celebrating at the half like they was gonna win 😂

[@pumpkingreg6673]

Somewhere Harden is flopping right now

[@pumpkingreg6673]

@@anirudh8665 mkay.

[@mitchelsmith7756]

Daniel Salley and chasing down a ref from a different game begging for a foul.

[@imskyhigh4449]

Facts

[@briandoubleu2015]

Yep! He even tried that weak tacky cheap tactic on Russ on that last shot too. Russ played good clean defense on him, and Harden STILL fell down like he got bumped! I don't like how the Rockets play like this. It's dirty shit. Im just glad our boys got thru this one. ⚡ 👆

[@pumpkingreg6673]

@@briandoubleu2015 I don't think many people like Harden. I'm not much of a Thunder fan, good luck though.

[@joelrobertson3130]

Harden, 40+ points and a 26 point lead. *Loses* Rockets Fans Logic: "It's because we didn't have Capela!" 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ Why not just close out the second half of games and stop making excuses. You had the lead, now keep it, that's all.

[@ooc49]

Lol fam you thinking like you playing 2k but it's understandable considering most people here commenting have never touched a basketball in their entire lives

[@joelrobertson3130]

@@ooc49 ...not including me. I actually understand the game (and I'm not talkin' about 2k).

[@joerk992]

Joel Robertson The rockets play completely different basketball in the second half. We’ve blown so many leads this year it’s crazy

[@n0limitlarry777]

close out game 5 vs the blazers mayne yall take it 2 7 OH NO get out the 1st round OH NO

[@timmcinnes7944]

Only Thunder fans will understand🐐🐐🐐

[@dionjyoung5987]

West Goat obviously

[@dionjyoung5987]

Rather that or Adams Russ and PG the 3 big goats

[@54545flipperdipper]

Tim McInnes where’s Carmelo??!?!?

[@timmcinnes7944]

@@54545flipperdipper wym?

[@54545flipperdipper]

Tim McInnes lol he used to play for you guys

[@weasqswe2951]

Okc to the finals🔥🔥🔥

[@joerk992]

Weas Qswe 😂 let me hear another joke

[@mikebauer464]

Believe it!!! OKC has best take away and score rating in the whole NBA this season and not to mention gr8 offense too😁

[@christophercastiglione2603]

Joe RK we probably won’t beat the warriors but we have the best chance to beat them over everyone else

[@patrickrichardson9183]

Okc to Western Conference Finals, if we can beat the Nuggets.

[@RenzaissanceTV]

@@christophercastiglione2603 Boogie could be a liability, Tbh his attitude and defense could hold GS back. I mean when he doesn't get a call or gets into a scuffle he'll do some dumb shit or stop giving effort. When he tries on defense he's great but once his ego gets in the way especially when his shot isn't going his effort on both ends go down. And with NBA teams making as much 3s as the warriors, it will be harder for them to get away from games and peel off big stretches, To add to that every team behind them in the standings are very tough teams that have given GS problems this season, I don't even see them making it pass the 1st or 2nd rounds. Just look at the teams they'll be facing, possibly the clippers, spurs, Jazz, lakers all these teams are just fighting for the 8th seed, if they get pass the 1st round, 2nd round is even more challenging, rockets blazers, okc, denver.

[@praneetkomandur5313]

PAUL GEORGE FOR MVP *OKC NATION WHERE YOU AT?*

[@praneetkomandur5313]

Pg for mvp

[@praneetkomandur5313]

#ThunderUp

[@lisagraham2944]

Paul George definitely a superstar

[@guccigucci5002]

pg is mvp and d player of the year. schroder is 6th man. russ only player in league with double digit assists and legit ones to. harden has 7 more games than russ a 40% higher usage rate and 100 less assists. no player even close to russ in them even the ones who played 11 more games than him. he is the best defensive pg in the nba right now as well. adams a top 2-3 defensive center. grant is rated as a top 15 defender. loaded team

[@guccigucci5002]

melo gone and not ruining the flow and getting schroder for him is huge

[@azanrafiq3871]

I stopped watching when halftime started and I really thought the rockets would’ve secured the win 💀

[@moneyflow5766]

L

[@d1triller989]

Azan Rafiq I was watching like oh shit this sin good but now we clutched up😂

[@juliusulit1141]

Mike D'Antoni no D system like clockwork

[@dominatinggamerguy5795]

Westbrook got that quadruple double with turnovers lol

[@MichaelJones-mr2rn]

Harden should prolly take Kobe’s advice, unbelievable night for us ,and Pg13 is a beast, go thunder.

[@henryha835]

Paul George is going back to his pacer days playoff mode

[@Millicente]

henry ha does that mean he’ll get outplayed by Lebron again 😂

[@juscameron7439]

@@Millicente Lechoke wont even make the playoffs dumbass

[@keyton1928]

The Hater lol using a play off words about arguably the greatest player ever is silly. I’m no Lebron fan, I can however say I respect him immensely. It would be really cool to see Lebron and PG match up in the playoffs.

[@cam1788]

Damn I'm blown away they didn't call the foul on hardens shot at the end. What a surprise lol

[@iaks7655]

Who else is here because they didn’t feel like actually watching the game?

[@jamiefoxx2161]

It’s easy to average 36 ppg when you play little to no defense all game lol..most valuable scorer not player all facts. PG = MVP

[@alexanderkelly7819]

Westbrook please stop shooting. Drive and kick to pg13

[@kls5948]

Westbrook has never been good at shooting i just don't understand why yall are now just noticed about it

[@BenO.Verbitch]

Mr. Toxic he’s doing everything else right so they gotta get some dirt on him somehow

[@goatinaroun1944]

Mr. Toxic lol no dude. It’s been extremely bad this year. It’s noticeably bad. It’s never been this bad before

[@ohyeahyeahlilnigglet355]

Goatin Aroun Yeah OKC fans would know Like in 2016-17 He would make a lot of jumpshots from mid range and even 3’s ....clearly not the case this year my mans can’t buy a shot and he’s making millions a year😂

[@ohyeahyeahlilnigglet355]

Goatin Aroun Yeah that’s why I’m concerned But he’ll figure it out

[@Ruben-wm7hx]

Giannis was smart to select him

[@methelkonelious8697]

Cuz pg posterized tf outta giannas

[@jstinson7072]

This was 1 of the best games this season. PG 13 is #5 in the MVP race imo and steadily climbing...He looks like a Superstar again!

[@reggiepierrelouis449]

Hes BEEN a superstar smh

[@mikebauer464]

Thunders vs Raptors NBA finals 😁 Thunders WINNING IT ALL😁

[@joerk992]

Mike Bauer you are fucking stupid

[@Bojonni]

What a performance by OKC Goerge and Shroder are hooping also Furgeson he too nice

[@4StarNation]

I dont like harden but the way he playing is fken fantastic

[@chubbychampyt1771]

at 3:11 harden pushed off George it was a offensive foul.

[@trey4234]

5:50 Paul George EXPOSED THIS MANS

[@shyboyfso]

Rockets were like Holy Crap we blew that huge lead,and Thunder gave us taste of our own medicine with 3 pointers.

[@dannyswift1477]

3:30 Ferguson hella scared to touch Harden lmfaooo he knows itll be a foul

[@yoboiaj1]

Yeah you can't just disrespect Paul George and get away with.

[@bibbz714]

Who else changed the channel at halftime??

[@kevindurant8388]

Rafael Valencia I sure did 🤣🤣🤣 then I asked siri for the score when it was 90 - 90

[@briandoubleu2015]

Hahaha yeah I fell asleep and woke up @1:30 to go in the 4th, and was like 'oh shit!'

[@daveoutdoors4949]

Me. When I went to bed the wife yelled at me “Thunder are tied at 108”. Of course I had to go watch the end.

[@54545flipperdipper]

Rafael Valencia yo mama nigga

[@heights163]

Damn Kobe was right about Harden.

[@interpol130]

Harden why you always falling for no reason, that’s embarrassing

[@TheBassist450]

amaizing Paul George for mvp❗️

[@tiburonplateado0727]

Love that OKC won, but they still need to correct some things. They have the talent to be special.

[@treyvonanderson5927]

Harden is the best offensive player in the league now, in my opinion - yes, he’s surpassed KD to attain that title this year. However, with regard to mvp talk, Paul George is much more dominant overall.

[@garse70]

LOL! Step back? You mean travel? How does an official not call all of the offensive push offs by Harden and Paul? It’s crazy.

[@JrocDaBx]

I’m not gonna lie, I was super upset at halftime. Lol Good W #ThunderUp

[@DenJiinchuurikii]

5:52 Just Not Fair🤦🏾‍♂️💯🎮

[@54545flipperdipper]

Xx Dennis xX 1v1 on GTA B*TCH

[@DenJiinchuurikii]

Lmaoo 🤣🤣 i dont even play no more

[@54545flipperdipper]

Xx Dennis xX Ight me neither but sometimes I go on... cuz I have modded money and want to buy the RC Banditos

[@DenJiinchuurikii]

Matt Cobalt same here max out

[@andrewd433]

The title of this is a lie. Harden didn't put on a show. As usual the refs gave him an absurd amount of free throws to boost his scoring.

[@Smsrules1]

It's recaps like these that show you how much nonsense Harden gets away with throughout a game (i.e. 3:15).

[@deezee8508]

Best game of the year!

[@Ptiou99]

PG13 made a tough decision to stay with the Thunder, and now look! Schroader imo 6 man of the year (although I wanted Wade to win it)

[@amonstersmusic]

Hardens travel step back makes me cringe

[@mastermovesmakermartin]

*Difference between Cali & Tex* *Lots of empty seats.......Houston doesn't like showing up for it's awesome team?*

[@trystathomas9873]

I came here because this guy I like was talking about it 💀😂

[@brandonmower9531]

I turned the game off at halftime. I feel stupid now.

[@abigail3080]

This had a lower rating than AAF

[@Аянп-н5л]

Westbrook the only nigga i know who can unchoke a choke

[@tupacalypse88]

damn i stopped watching this game at half

[@patrickrichardson9183]

Same, i thought we lost

[@breyer6560]

That was the best push off from harden on George I’ve seen in a long time 😂

[@jwade5209]

only thing harden can do is begging the refs for fouls

[@lzaerlight4169]

Harden should have used those Professor moves

[@wavyzay6483]

The game was actually phenomenal. Harden played hard and did great shooting and Paul George also. Whose better between those two?

[@kelvot2192]

Zaylin Beastboy ; Houston is my favorite team... but PG has this one. I can’t hate on his performance, he got right to it! OKC is the threat this year imo.

[@clarkjohnson2090]

I turned my tv off assuming Rockets were gonna win...lol where was that 20+ lead

[@chasingitsuki]

5 min left of the game and all Rockets did was let Harden bring it up and waste time and shoot and miss. I am not a Rockets hater or anything but D'antoni really does not have any plays at all. This has been going on the last couple of seasons.

[@gradea383]

It's so many people I would take over Harden I swear smh lol I can't stand how he play

[@UltmateDBZSSJ]

PG is a fuckin BEAST ! As long as Westbrook stops taking silly shots in crunchtime, OKC finna make some noise in the playoffs!

[@TheXziile]

Easily Top 10 Games of the season so far

[@maazqasim1639]

Oh yeah yeah

[@ref.7568]

This wat happens when u don’t pay the refs

[@RoseLikesFootball]

Do Rockets fans actually enjoy watching the games? Whenever I watch the Rockets, it's just Harden holding the ball for 22 seconds and then chucking up a 3 or something. It's incredibly boring to watch him play.

[@ChrisMaxPinset]

I respect harden and all that but it’s not as exciting to watch as okc ... they’re tryna win & harden is tryna get on the line .

[@j.d.2896]

I like Paul George's style of play way better than James Harden's and I would rather see Paul George as the MVP but James Harden is leading in almost every stat category besides steals right now and that's only by a couple percentage points.

[@gtnew]

YEEEAAAAHHH BUDDY

[@tae..3715]

Everybody is waiting to see who gone meet GSW In WCF and Everybody is waiting to see who is gone make it out the east To go to the NBA Finals the NBA is Finally getting Interesting again

[@christophersteward5720]

Okc other then p.g and westbrook play lazy defense until they are down by like 20 and finally realize. And some how always come back later in the game to win.

[@hectik24]

I say pg13 over harden.. Pg13 is double trouble offense and defense he is the closest to kobe playing ball right now.🙏

[@joerk992]

It sucks to be a rockets fan

[@Millicente]

Only when harden’s refs take the night off

[@kelvot2192]

Every team has its rough patches

[@joerk992]

Millicente sorry that he’s good at drawing fouls 🤷🏼‍♀️. But we need to stop playing iso ball in the second half it always fucks us over

[@cr2623]

Damn that was a good game!!!

[@johnryanbodker]

Refs just letting harden shove defenders away at this point @3:12

[@starroom7059]

Lmaooo where were these fans when Houston beat okc earlier and made George look like a role player?? Ya gotta stop the shenanigans.

[@garialmarsh6721]

Put the pressure back on the old. Stop settling for step backs

[@miopera40]

Such a bad play taking that last 3 pointer with few seconds left and a 1 point lead. Stats padding is really hurting that team

[@hectik24]

I say pg13 over harden.. Pg13 is double trouble offense and defense he is the closest to kobe playing ball right now.🙏

[@imaginethatboy5656]

3:13 like wth is these officials blind

[@juscameron7439]

I can't decide which is worse , Blowing a 26 point lead at home , or missing 26 straight 3-pointers 🤣🤣🤣

[@selassieaspen9940]

Gonna have to rewatch this!! PG is a beast right now! This is his team.(a shitty organization but, his)

[@aureliegrace8664]

Any other small youtubers wanna help each other by any chance?🙂

[@Jack-jl5gv]

Damn looking at the description shows how dominant wilt Chamberlain was back in the day...

[@baooneal5713]

PG God MVP

[@Jay-vr5rn]

When I went to sleep I was like "rockets got that". When I woke up and saw the score I was like "WTF"

[@dionjyoung5987]

Thunder and Bucks will put on a show in the finals but I believe okc will win in 6 and if not then 7